It depends on the franchise and if I’m already familiar with it/interested in it and how the reviewers are typically known to rate them. If I’m interested but not familiar with it and the meta is mid 70s at least, I’ll take a look at it closer at the very least. If it’s a familiar franchise I look at the specifics of the score more so than how high or low it is by the general meta critic. I’m familiar with the general range of inflation and deflation value of some franchises and how reviewers tend to over and under value certain franchises based on trends, biases etc so that’s what I look for.
Next if I’m REALLY interested and on the fence, I look at some more videos and decide if I should do some more research, or decide on whether or not to buy it.
Even if I’m a little interested I tend to watch gameplay first.
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